Best known for third-person MOBA Smite, Hi-Rez Studios and First Watch Games' new title Rogue Company is expected this year and is promising plenty of nifty features including cross-play at launch.
Here's everything we know about the third-person shooter.
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What Is Rogue Company?
Rogue Company is a multiplayer shooter coming to all major platforms next year. Rogue Company actually refers to a company/organisation, this is a top-secret syndicate of elite mercenaries located around the globe. According to the game's official website, these mercenaries are described as "indispensable to solving the world's deadliest and most challenging missions".
As a rogue company mercenary, players will grab their weapon of choice and dive into iconic locations to compete online in various PVP game modes or team up with friends to take on PVE challenges.
Characters offer unique abilities, like barricades and silenced footsteps, and a former Halo World Champion, Scot Lussier, is the game's lead designer.
Trailer
Check out the game's latest trailer below, showcasing both adversarial and co-op multiplayer modes at the 2:24 mark of the video below.
Check out the live-action trailer here:
Release Details
The game has now launched on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via the Epic Games store in 2020 - releasing on the 20th July 2020.
Whether this will later transition on to the next generation of consoles, such as the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X is uncertain, but we do know that cross-play will be enabled for all players.
The Nintendo Switch version will offer motion-controlled aiming, too, and progression will be shared across all platforms.
Price And Editions
The game comes with three editions:
- Starter Founder's Pack (£11.99)
- Immediate access to the Rogue Company Closed Beta before it becomes Free-To-Play at a later date
- Rare Speed Demon Ronin Outfit
- Epic Solar Flare Weapon Wrap
- Epic Superstar Dance Emote
- Rare Founder Spray
- Two Extra Playable Rogues: Phantom and Chaac
- Standard Founder's Pack (£24.99)
- Eight Extra Playable Rogues: Phantom, Chaac, Lancer, Vy, Scorch, Talon, Gl1tch, and Dahlia
- Rare Exterminatin Chaac Outfit
- Rare Speed Demon Ronin Outfit
- Epic Solar Flare Weapon Wrap
- Epic Superstar Dance Emote
- Rare Founder Spray
- Ultimate Founder's Pack (£49.99)
- Eight Extra Playable Rogues: Phantom, Chaac, Lancer, Vy, Scorch, Talon, Gl1tch, and Dahlia
- Rare Exterminatin Chaac Outfit
- Epic Night Runner Lancer Outfit
- Rare Chalked Spray
- Epic Leg Day Dance Emote
- 1500 Rogue Bucks
- Rare Speed Demon Ronin Outfit
What Do We Think?
Rogue Company offers a pretty bland aesthetic, but early impressions of the game have been positive. PC Gamer noted that even in its alpha phase, "the build was an impressive show nonetheless".
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